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Oriental Bank of Commerce Recruitment of Clerks 2015

Eligibility criteria

Nationality/citizenship: A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/interview conducted but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India

Educational qualification (as on 01.10.2015)

For general/OBC candidates: Degree in any discipline or its equivalent with any class/division or 10+2 examination or its equivalent with minimum 50%

Relaxation for SC/ST/XS/PwD candidates: Pass in 10+2

All educational qualifications should be from a recognized university/board

Candidates who state that they have graduated must have obtained the said educational qualification as on 01.10.2010

Candidates should know to read, write and speak the language of the state for which they are applying

Computer literacy

The basic knowledge in operating computer systems in windows mode, knowledge of MS-Word/Office, Spread Sheets like MS-Excel and Internet and E-mail familiarity is an essential qualification which a candidate must either possess before joining the bank services or acquire the same within a period of 6 months of joining the bank, in case the candidate is selected for appointment.

For this purpose, the candidate is required to submit a certificate in support of this computer related qualification

Age (as on 01.10.2015):

Minimum age 18 years, maximum age 28 years i.e. born between 01.10.1982 and 30.09.1992 (both days inclusive)

Relaxation in upper age limit:

SC/ST 05 years; PwD 10 years; OBC 03 years; Ex-servicemen 3 years (maximum age of 50 years)

Selection procedure

The selection will be on the basis of written test and interview. All eligible candidates will be called for a written examination, which will be both objective and Descriptive in nature

Written test

Test of Reasoning, Test of English; Test of Clerical Aptitude; Test of Numerical Ability

Descriptive test

It will consist of 4 questions out of which the candidates are required to attempt 3 questions only.

The detailed information regarding the written examination will be given in the booklet which will be sent to the candidates along with the call letter for the written examination

The candidates have to pass in each of the objective and descriptive test separately subject to minimum 40% marks (35% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates) and there will be negative marks for wrong answers in the objective tests. Depending on the numbers of vacancies, only those candidates who rank sufficiently high in the objective test will be called for interview. Mere eligibility/pass in the written test shall not vest any right on a candidate for being called for Interview. Final selection will be on the basis of ranking accorded after adding the marks obtained in the objective tests and Interview

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